Lace-curtain hanger.



J. G. HUGHES.

LACE CURTAIN HANGER. APPLIOATION IILED FEB. 21, 1913.

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UNTTED SillyflljlS PATENT @FFTCE.

JAMES e. HUGHES, or NEWARK, onro.

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T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Janus G. Hucnns, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county ofLicking and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Lace-CurtainHanger, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescrlption.

This invention relates to curtain fixtures, and has particular referenceto a convenient means for supporting lace curtains or the like in aconvenient, reliable and ornamental manner.

Among the objects of the invention is to improve the construction of thebrackets whereby they may be made of a cheaper and hence of acomparatively stronger material than has heretofore been used, and alsoto so construct the brackets as to make them easily applied to theframework or head casing regardless of the width of the frame so thatthe brackets may be securely held in place by the direct curtainsupportlng element, provision also being made for the removal of thebrackets when desired without the use of screws, nails or any otherspecial fastening means which are always sure to mar more or less theappearance of the wood-work.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention will hereinafter bemore fully described and claimed and illustrated in the drawings forminga part of this specification in which like characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which Figure 1 isa front elevation of a portion of a window casing showing my inventionapplied thereto in operative position; Fig. 2 is a perspective view ofone of the brackets;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same; and Fig.

1 is a plan view of the blank from which the bracket is made.

The brackets are made preferably of sheet metal of any suitablecharacter and are adapted to be finished according to the degree ofornamentation which the trade demands. The brackets, as well as theother features of the device, may be made of any suitable sizes orproportions, and the general design thereof may be varied somewhat fromthat illustrated without departing from the spirit of the inventionhereinafter claimed.

The general view in Fig. 1 represents a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 21, 1913.

Patented June 3, 1913.

Serial No. 749,857.

headaeasing 10 which may be understood as belng the top member of awindow frame or of any other suitable structural frame with i whichcurtains, portieres or the like may be used. Fitted to the ends of saidcasing are a pair of brackets 11, each bracket having a rook 12 adaptedto slip around the end of the casing 10, the point 13 of the hookslipping ing. A curtain support 14 of any suitable extensible nature,shown in the form of a spiral spring, extends from one bracket to theother and is shown secured thereto by means of hooks 15 connected to thefront ends of the brackets. Said support 1 1 being of an extensiblenature enables, me to apply the brackets to various .lengths of headcasings 10,and furthermore,beingre silient, it serves to maintain thebrackets in operative position without the use of any other fasteners. Iam aware, however, that I am not the first to use a flexible orresilient hanger in this manner broadly.

By way of further description of the brackets, it is to be notedespecially by reference to Fig. 4- that each bracket is made from asingle blank of metal cut or stamped as shown and having preferablyseven main portions extending from one end of the blank or strip to theother. Said parts are indicated at 13 and 16 to 21 inclusive. The part13, as above stated, constitutes the tongue or point of the hook portionof the bracket which embraces the rear surface of the end of the casing.The part 16 is formed of a length corresponding to the thickness of thecasing and lies against the end thereof. The part 17 extends along thefront surface of the head casing 10 and may be regarded as the base ofthe bracket. The strip extends thence into the part 18 which constitutesa brace or strut which stifiiens the portion of the bracket which bearsthe direct strain of the curtain support 14. The next section of theblank, 19, is shorter and is deflected slightly from the plane of thebrace 18, and extends thence substantially perpendicularly to the base17 and it, together with the next section 20 which is bent back upon andparallel to the part 19, constitutes a strong anchorage for the hook 15which extends through the parts 19 and 20 and is referably permanentlysecured thereto as s own at 22. The manner of securing the hook,therefore, constitutes a bracket.

stiffener for the several parts of the bracket.

he remaining main section of the bracket blank, 21, is bentsubstantially at a right angle to the member 20 and hence lies againstthe front face of a portion of the base 17, the end of the blank fittingsubstantially snugly into the corner or angle formed between the parts17 and 18. Auxiliary to the aforesaid main portions of the bracket Iprovide pairs of flanges 23 and 24. The flanges 23 are formed integralwith the part 17 and extend along the edges thereof for a distancecorresponding to the length of the part 21 Within Which flanges saidpart 21 is clamped. The flanges therefore serve, among other purposes,to secure the part 21 in proper position and also to stiffen the baseand other associated parts of the The flanges 26%, shownas extendingfrom the edges of the parts 19, serve to strengthen and stiffen theanchorageportion of the bracket. It Will be noted that the flangesextending from one member of the bracket around and clamping against theopposite side of another portion of the bracket adjacent thereto make avery rigid construction by the use of a comparatively light stock.

I preferably secure to the base portion 17 a strip of felt or othermaterial 25, the same being secured as by means of cement to said part17 and serving to prevent the marring of the head casing due to theapplication and use of the bracket.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a pair ofbrackets and a resilient extensible curtain support extending from onebracket to the other and serving to hold the brackets in operativeposition, each bracket comprising a hook portion, a reinforced baseportion, and a braced front portion, all formed from a single blank, anda fastener for the curtain support secured to the front end of thebraced portion aforesaid.

2. The herein described bracket for a curtain hanger, the samecomprising a hook portion including a tongue member, a base portionspaced from and parallel to the tongue member, a member perpendicular tothe base member, a foot member constituting an angular extension of thelast mentioned member and lying snugly against the base member, a bracemember extending diagonally from the end of the base member to the endof the perpendicular member remote from the base, and means rigidlysecuring the adjacent portions of the bracket permanently together.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES G. HUGHES.

lVitnesses:

EDWARD KIBLER, FLORENCE L. LONG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

